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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Shopping List Introduction

Russell Alson
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Russell Alson
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Posted by Russell Alson
Russell Alson
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How do you clear what was written after I enter 'DONE'?

After I enter 'DONE' how can I have the program erase what I have written before it prints the list?

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Jay Meyer
Jay Meyer
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Jay Meyer
Jay Meyer
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Hey Russell,

If you want it to empty the list and have it not print anything after you type 'DONE', then just reassign the list variable to = an empty list. So right now it prints everything that you have entered into the list when you type 'DONE', but if you change your code to 

if new_item == 'DONE':
    shopping_list = []
    break
shopping_list.append(new_item)

then it will assign shooping_list back to an empty list and print that.